Consultant Paediatrician

This is an Open-Ended Recruitment Pool for Permanent Full Time, Permanent Part Time, Permanent Sessional, Fixed Term Full Time, Fixed Term Part Time, Fixed Term Sessional and Casual appointments with the possibility of extension(s) and/or permanency._
*Position Profile: *We are seeking friendly, passionate and experienced Paediatricians to join our Community Health Team.
In the position, *Consultant - Paediatrician - Community Child Health*, you will provide a high standard of community-based specialist paediatric developmental and medical assessment services to clients of community health as part of the Child Development Service.
Provide a clinical developmental and medical assessment and management service for children referred to the Child Development Service, at various sites, utilising an advanced level of clinical practice.
* Participate as an active member of multi-disciplinary teams involving Clinical Nurse Specialists, Clinical Psychologists, Social Workers, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech Pathologists, Audiologists and others in providing a comprehensive developmental service. This includes consulting with team members and others and multidisciplinary team assessments as required, so as to provide optimal client care.
* Participate and assist in the continued medical educational activities and supervision of medical students, doctors in training and other health workers as appropriate.
These services are provided in the community across the Perth metropolitan area at community health centres, in schools, home visits and through telehealth appointments. Services focus on child health, growth and development, behaviour, immunisation and supporting families.
The *Child and Adolescent Health Service (CAHS)* is proud to be the leading service provider for paediatric healthcare in Western Australia, as the State’s only dedicated health service for infants, children and young people. CAHS is made up four service areas: Neonatology, Community Health, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS), and Perth Children’s Hospital (PCH). Consisting of over 5,500 employees, our services are delivered at PCH and King Edward Memorial Hospital (KEMH), as well as across a network of more than 160 community clinics across the metropolitan area.
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*Australian citizenship or permanent residency is an essential requirement for applicants to be considered for permanent positions in the public sector. Fixed term and/or casual contracts can be held by individuals on visas that allow working rights within Australia.
This position is subject to a Western Australian Working With Children (WWC) Check. For further information please refer to the WWC website at:
*Jongeling@health.Application Instructions: *Applicants MUST apply online via *MedCareers* - Reference Number 492567.
(Applicants must have a current, valid email address in order to apply online. These documents should be complete and ready to attach prior to applying online. Please ensure you allow sufficient time to complete the online application process as you will be required to answer various questions and attach your documentation.
If you experience difficulties while applying online, please contact: medcareerswa@health.Child and Adolescent Health Service will only accept applications that are lodged with the express permission of the applicant and containing all necessary information, including personal contact details. To achieve our vision of _healthy kids, healthy communities_, CAHS is committed to providing a workplace culture that is driven and shaped by our values of *Compassion, Collaboration, Equity, Respect, Excellence and Accountability. *WA Health engages staff in positions of trust and responsibility. WA Health policies require applicants to undertake criminal records screening and integrity checking as part of the appointment process. CAHS encourages Aboriginal people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds or LGBTI communities, and people with disability to work with us. In addition, we are committed to growing our Aboriginal workforce as part of WA Health Aboriginal Workforce Policy. Job Types: Full-time, Part-time